Editing Meiji era (section)

=== Ivory carving ===
[[File:Khalili Collection Japanese Meiji Art MISC066C.jpg|thumb|''Basket of Flowers'', {{circa|1900}}. [[Khalili Collection of Japanese Art]].]]
In the Meiji period, Japanese clothes began to be westernized and the number of people who wore [[kimono]] decreased, so the craftsmen who made ''[[netsuke]]'' and ''[[kiseru]]'' with ivory and wood lost their demand. Therefore, they tried to create a new field, ivory sculptures for interior decoration, and many elaborate works were exported to foreign countries or purchased by the [[Imperial house of Japan|Imperial Family]]. In particular, the works of [[:ja:石川光明|Ishikawa Komei]] and [[:ja:旭玉山|Asahi Gyokuzan]] won praise in Japan.<ref name = "murata88">Masayuki Murata. (2017) ''Introduction to Meiji Crafts'' pp. 88–89. Me no Me. {{ISBN|978-4907211110}}</ref>